Court says killing of Kurdish student by police officer in SE Turkey was ‘legal’
A regional appeals court has ruled that no charges can be leveled against a police officer who shot a Kurdish university student to death...
Turkey ‘destroyed’ EU hopes by jailing Erdoğan critic: MEPs
Turkey “deliberately destroyed” its chances of joining the EU by jailing Osman Kavala, a critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the European Parliament said...
Turkish court keeps 13 in pretrial detention as indictment filed over protest in support...
A Turkish court has ordered the continued pretrial detention of 13 young protesters who were detained during a demonstration earlier this month in support...
40 mg dose of unspecified substance killed Khashoggi, Saudi letter to Turkey claims: report
A letter sent by Saudi authorities to their Turkish counterparts before the halt of the trial in absentia of 26 suspects linked to the...
New presidential board to monitor human rights violations from Erdoğan’s palace
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is notorious for the widespread human rights violations in the country he governs, will monitor rights violations in...
Turkish court censors online content on judicial bribery allegations
A court in İstanbul has ruled to block access to 59 pieces of online content, including news articles, columns, social media posts and videos...
Prosecutor recommends up to 15 years in prison for teacher abducted from Kenya
A Turkish prosecutor has recommended that a teacher who was forcibly returned from Kenya to Turkey last year due to his affiliation with the...
Agricultural workers in Turkey’s İzmir province protest company pressure to cut ties with union
More than 350 agricultural workers, most of them women, employed at Queen Flowers in İzmir province, have been protesting the company over pressure to...
Turkish university cancels World Greek Language Day events due to xenophobic pushback
The faculty of languages, history and geography of Turkey’s Ankara University on Tuesday announced that it had canceled plans to mark World Greek Language...
Turkish journalist sentenced to prison over alleged Gülen links dies of cancer
Turkish journalist Haşim Söylemez, who was sentenced to more than six years in prison over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement following a...
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UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights Violations...
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This report analyzes UN findings on Turkey’s post-2016 counterterrorism measures targeting people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
Drawing on opinions of...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey in 2025, a year marked by continued democratic...
Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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This report reveals how the Turkish government has transformed its embassies and consulates into instruments of repression over the past decade. Once seen...
The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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This report examines how children from families targeted in Turkey’s unprecedented post-coup purge have endured the devastating consequences of persecution, social exclusion and...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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This report examines the surge of hate speech following the death of Fethullah Gülen, a US-based cleric whose followers have been systematically persecuted...
Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents.
Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...